In The Press

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Selected Recent Speeches, Articles and Commentaries

2020

2018

2017

“The Board View: Directors Must Balance All Interests”Article, Harvard Business Review, May/June 2017
“Advancing Women in Government”Video Interview, The Richard Nixon Foundation, March 2017
“Be Bold for Change: Advancing Women to the Board Room”Interview, Women Director Wednesdays with Caren Merrick, March 2017
“50 Women who Made American Political History”Article, TIME Magazine, March 2017
A New US-China Economic RelationshipArticle, China-US Focus online platform, February 2017
US-China Relations in Transition: The Trump Administration and the 19th Party CongressSpeech, Brookings Institute, Washington, DC, January 24, 2017

2016

2015

Financial Executives International Hall of Fame InductionSpeech, Gotham Hall, New York City, November 16, 2015
“Barbara Hackman Franklin: 2015 Hall of Fame” Article, Financial Executives International Magazine, November 2015
“An Interview with Barbara Franklin”by Paulo Tavares Article, The Winners Magazine, September 2015
“Follow the Money: A New Wave in Executive Compensation” Interview, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Magazine, July 2015
Executive Women in Government Tribute to Jeanne HolmSpeech, Military Women’s Memorial, Arlington, VA, June 29, 2015

2014

CT Valley Views Interview with Barbara Hackman Franklin, Former US Secretary of CommerceInterview, CT Valley Views, Hartford, CT, September 17, 2014
Barbara Hackman Franklin HBS ’64, Former Secretary of CommerceArticle, The Harvard Crimson by Caroline Zhang, May 29, 2014
Telling the Untold Story: How A Few Good Women Changed the Course of HistorySpeech, George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, College Station, Texas, Feb 11, 2014
NACD Directorship 100 Hall of Fame Panel National Association of Corporate Directors, New York, December 3, 2014
In Defense of Older DirectorsArticle, Agenda Week, May 27, 2014

2013

HBS W50 Summit – “Life and Leadership: Lessons Learned”Panel, Harvard Business School, Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the MBA Program, Boston, MA, April 5, 2013
Chairman’s letter “What Directors Need to Do To Restore Trust in Capitalism”Article, NACD Directorship magazine, January 1, 2013

2012

Center for Women in Business “Have Plans and Set Goals for Your Career”Speech/Interview, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC, May 11, 2012
Capital Account, RT TV- Interview with Barbara Hackman FranklinWashington, DC, April 16, 2012
Coping with an Economic Juggernaut Panel DiscussionThe Week That Changed The World President Nixon's Historic Trip to China and the Future of U.S.-China Relations, Washington, DC, March 7, 2012
“Beware the ‘Check-The-Box’ Approach to Board Diversity”Article, Agenda Magazine November 19, 2012
NACD Annual Conference The Diverse Board: Moving From Interest to Action (BRC Panel Session)Panel, National Association of Corporate Directors 2012, Corporate Governance Conference, Washington, DC, October 15, 2012
Singapore Institute of Directors Annual Conference – “In Defense of Capitalism”Speech, Delivered by video September 12, 2012

2011

NACD Annual Conference Opening RemarksSpeech, National Association of Corporate Directors 2011, Corporate Governance Conference, Washington, DC, October 2, 2011
Women Business Leaders – Women in the BoardroomSpeech, Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry 10th Anniversary Summit, Washington, DC, March 23, 2011

2010

Directors and NACD Have Come of AgeSpeech, National Association of Corporate Directors 2010, Corporate Governance Conference, Washington, DC, October 17, 2010
Opinion: 10 Vital Questions to Ask CEO CandidatesOpinion Article, AGENDA, September 2010
President Richard Nixon: The Unlikely Champion of Advancing Equality for WomenArticle, Nixon Library Foundation Website, March 2010
Corporate GovernanceSpeech, Financial Services Roundtable 2010 Spring Meeting, New York, NY, March 18, 2010
Leading the Way: Director’s Strengthening Corporate GovernanceSpeech, National Association of Corporate Directors CT Chapter Dinner, Hartford, CT, March 1, 2010

Selected Earlier Speeches, Articles and Commentaries